About John Olson

John Arthur Olson

Born and raised in Rochester Minnesota, the land of 10 Zillion Billion Mosquitoes. I have lived almost all of my life in Minnesota, with the exception of a short stay in Iowa, the land of flat but interesting places and winter ice storms.

I love to take pictures and try to capture an expression or a feeling in an animal or a place. As you look over my work, I hope you’ll get a sense of what I felt when I took the picture.

I have done many creative things in my life, from oils when I was young, to acting and writing; and if you’ve ever sold anything, you’ll understand that the art of selling is creative as well.

Art is in the eye of the beholder and it doesn’t matter a wit what I’ve done or not done in the art world, what matters is what you think of the work itself. If it speaks to you, if it will work in your home or office, then you’ll buy it. If it doesn’t, then you’ll pass it by. And that’s okay with me.

I hope you appreciate the work and the images and if you do, I would be honored to know that you liked it enough to put it on your wall.